EU Budget for the future ERDF/CF June 2018 EVALNET #CohesionPolicy #EUinmyRegion #ESIFOpendata
Overview
Key themes Modern Focus on smart, low carbon Enabling conditions Link to Economic Goverance Performance framework and review Open Data Simple & flexible 50% shorter regulations Adapts to emerging socio economic needs (i.e. migration) Programming period in 5+2 Return to N+2 discipline For all regions Balanced and fair "Berlin method" 75% to poorest regions, where most needed Tackling emerging needs and economic transition across the EU
7 funds, 1 regulation CPR covers delivery. 1 set of rules is: More coherent Shorter + simpler to learn Simpler to combine
Key elements What's new? Simplified, more focused, more strategic in structured form Performance-oriented: Mid-term review in 2025 Synergies: Closer link with the European Semester Clarity: PA and programme models as part of CPR Annexes: to replace some 40 empowerments from 2014-2020 What we will not do anymore? No more changes of the PA during period Eliminated overlaps between PA and programmes Fewer procedures: i.e. combining technical adjustment with performance review
Progamming architecture
Policy objectives 1/2 11 Thematic Objectives are simplified and consolidated to 5 (41 investment priorities reduced to 21 specific objectives) 1. A smarter Europe (innovative & smart economic transformation) Enhancing RTDI Digital services Growth of SMEs Skills for RIS3 2. A greener, low-carbon Europe (including energy transition, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk management) Energy Efficiency - Renewable energy - Smary energy grids - Climate change adaptation and risk prevention Water Management Circular Economy Biodiversity and green infra
Policy objectives 2/2 3. A more connected Europe (mobility and ICT connectivity) Digital Infrastructure TEN-T networks National + Regional Transport Sustaibable intermodal urban mobility 4. A more social Europe (the European Pillar of Social Rights) Social innovation and infra Training and education infra Infra for intergration of marginalised groups Health care 5. A Europe closer to citizens (sustainable development of urban, rural and coastal areas and local initiatives) Integrated urban rural development (incl. cultural heritage) Horizontal issues: administrative capacity building,
ERDF THEMATIC CONCENTRATION Maintaining spending in the key areas for growth and jobs At national level based on GNI per head => flexibility For countries minimum % PO1 minimum % PO2 ("greener, with: ("smarter Europe") low carbon Europe") GNI below 75% 35% 30% GNI 75-100% 45% 30% GNI above 100% 60% PO1 + PO2 min. 85% 6% of budget to urban development, delivered through local development partnerships
2021-2027 Programming architecture 1. Shorter intervention chain => policy objectives + specific objectives (vs Thematic Obj. + Investment priorities + Sp. Objectives) 2. All financial input (categorisation) and indicator data reported by specific objective to ensure transparency (addressing a major weakness in 2014-2020) 3. Updating of categorisation system, with climate + *new* green tracking 4. More frequent reporting of inputs and outputs (bi-monthly) feeding public open data
More flexible New transfer possibility: Member State may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme resources to any other Fund under shared management or to any instrument under direct or indirect management. Simpler reprogramming: up to 5% of a priority (3% of programme) without Commission decision. "5+2" Programming: 5 years programmed initially 2026-27 programmed after mid-term review in 2025 (basis: emerging needs, performance, CSRs) Technical adjustment to feed in (modifying allocations starting from 2025)
Evaluation
EVALUATION... Fewer articles: same importance Member states (art. 39): What stays.. Evaluations during the programming period Functional independence of evaluators MS to guarantee procedures necessary to produce and collect data needed for evaluations Evaluation plans to be submitted within 1 year of programme adoption MCs to examine progress in evaluations (art. 35) Commission (art.40) Retrospective evaluation by 31.12.2031
Evaluation What's new? What s gone? MS s evaluations to assess programmes relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and added value Obligatory ex-ante evaluation Programme impact evaluation by June 2029 MS to publish all evaluations on Programme website Commission s mid-term evaluation by end 2024
Performance Framework
2021-2027 Performance framework and review 1. Performance framework defined in programmes: milestones for all output indicators for end-2024 2. (Commission Mid term evaluation 2024) 3. Mid-term review in 2025 (03/2025 MS proposes review) 4. Review to take account of performance relevant CSRs new socio-economic needs 5. Performance reserve (14-20) replaced with 5+2 programming approach
Performance, monitoring and evaluation What's new? Performance framework will cover all output and result indicators Open data to follow progress every 2 months What s gone? Performance reserve (replaced by the 5+2) Annual implementation and progress reports for cohesion policy Structured and dynamic policy dialogue between COM and MS in the annual review meeting
Categorisation of inputs
2021-2027 Categorisation Principles and key elements: 1. Continuity: climate tracking 2. Simplification 3. Modernisation / alignment with contents of *new* specific objectives 4. ESF change in approach (intervention field codes) 5. Lessons drawn from practice of 2014-2020
2021-2027 Monitoring - Categorisation 2014-2020 dimensions 2021-2027 dimensions Intervention field Form of finance Territorial dimension Territorial delivery mechanism Intervention field Form of finance Territorial delivery mechanism and territorial focus Thematic objective - ESF secondary theme Economic activity Location ESF secondary theme Economic activity Location Macro-regional and sea basin strategies
2021-2027 Monitoring - Categorisation 2014-2020 dimensions 2021-2027 dimensions Intervention field Form of finance Territorial dimension Territorial delivery mechanism Intervention field Form of finance Territorial delivery mechanism and territorial focus Thematic objective - ESF secondary theme Economic activity Location ESF secondary theme Economic activity Location Macro-regional and sea basin strategies Indicative breakdown of the programme resources in the OPs for 4 dimensions Bi-monthly reporting of financial data broken down by categories for each dimension
Intervention filed dimension: Codes grouped by policy objectives Codes marginally used were eliminated or merged 2021-2027 Monitoring - Categorisation Wording was adjusted to reflect the scope of the specific objectives Climate tracking weights were adjusted Environment tracking weights were added Territorial delivery mechanism and territorial focus dimension: Combination of two dimensions from the 2014-2020 categorisation system OPs must set out the specific territories targeted (Territorial dimension) and the planned use of integrated territorial instruments (Territorial delivery mechanism dimension) Territorial delivery mechanism dimension: covers the instruments mentioned by the CPR (ITI, CLLD, other national territorial tool) Territorial dimension: does not follow strictly statistical definitions but leaves definition to Member States
Indicator system
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators 1. Common concepts for output and result indicators across cohesion policy (ERDF, CF, ESF+) 2. More complete and comprehensive list of common output indicators = measuring the specific deliverables of the intervention 3. New common result indicators = measuring the (short term) effects of the interventions supported (with particular reference to the direct addressees, population targeted or users of infrastructure)
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Guided Tour of Legislative Provisions (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/regional-development-and-cohesion_en ) Common Provisions Regulation Preamble (10)-(13): definitions Art 12 Performance Framework Indicators linked to specific objectives Milestones outputs 2024 Targets for outputs and results 2029
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Guided Tour of Legislative Provisions Common Provisions Regulation (continued) Art 13 Methodologies Criteria for selection of indicators Calculation method and assumptions Art 17 Content of programmes Outputs and results with milestones and targets Categories of intervention by specific objective
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Guided Tour of Legislative Provisions Common Provisions Regulation (continued) Art 37 Transmission of data for indicators: Data reported by specific objective and category of region Outputs and results project selection and achieved Annex V Template OP (2.1.1.2 Indicators) Annex VII Templates data transmission
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Guided Tour of Legislative Provisions ERDF and Cohesion Fund Regulation Preamble 22 Annex I and Annex II Art 7 Indicators Common and programme specific Baselines 0 for outputs Milestones and targets cumulative Annex I indicators to be used by Member States Annex II performance information reported by the Commission to European Parliament and Council
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Main principles for the common indicators Focus on achievements of interventions direct results Match outputs with results Increase policy coverage by common indicators Continuity build on cumulated experience Flexibility use indicators in any specific objective, whenever relevant Increase comparability use of common methodologies
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Annex I Indicators used in programmes Types of indicators: Generic indicators Example: RCO 01 Enterprises supported Indicators linked to specific objective Example: RCO 13 Digital services and products developed by enterprises Horizontal indicators Example: RCR93 Average time for project implementation Interreg specific indicators (Table 2 in Annex I)
2021-2027 Monitoring - Indicators Annex II Performance information for European Parliament and Council Representative indicators for each specific objective Output + Result Enterprises supported to innovate Enterprises introducing innovations Indicators in Annex II aggregation of indicators in Annex I Example: Rail TEN-T new and upgraded based on two indicators from Annex I (RCO47 and RCO49)
Next steps
Timeline
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